In the late nineteenth century, in what would be knowns as the ‘scramble for Africa’, European imperial powers slicing up the region into different colonies with little to no regard for the local sentiments. In 1885, the land of the Maasai, Maasailand, was cut into half with an international boundary between British Kenya and German Tanganyika. As a result, the best grazing lands were reserved for white settlers with Maasai being pushed into a small area in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Large areas of grazing land were also turned into game reserves like the Maasai Mara and Samburu National Park in Kenya and Serengeti Park in Tanzania. Pastoralists were not allowed to enter these reserves; they could neither hunt animals nor graze their herds in these areas.
Answered by Vishal kumar | 2 years agoThere are many similarities in the way in which the modern world forced changes in the lives of pastoral communities in India and East Africa. Write about any two examples of changes which were similar for Indian pastoralists and the Maasai herders.
Discuss why the colonial Government in India brought in the following laws. In each case, explain how the law changed the lives of the pastoralists.
a. Wasteland rules
b. Forest Acts
c. Criminal Tribes Act
d. Grazing Tax
Explain why nomadic tribes need to move from one place to another. What are the advantages to the environment of this continuous movement?